Street protests in France, in which more than half a million people participated and public buildings were set on fire, signal a spread to the opposite shore of the English Channel.
Leftist groups, anti-war groups and pro-Palestinian student groups in England called for a large-scale mobilization to bring the wave of violence and chaos in France to the streets of the island.
Simultaneous protests are planned to be held in November in industrial and student cities such as London, Manchester, Liverpool, Bristol and Leicester.
Activists aim to start a general student and worker strike by gathering in Trafalgar Square in London on Friday, November 20.
"WE ARE PROUD TO BE PART OF THE MOVEMENT IN FRANCE"
According to the news of the British Daily Mail newspaper, groups organized on the Internet cited the actions in France as an example in the calls they shared.
The messages circulating on social media included the following statement: "We are proud to be part of this incredible movement that is growing and spreading in countries like France."
The organizers called on students to boycott classes and employees to stop work; It demands cuts in defense spending, allocating more budget to education and employment, support for Palestine and stand against Israel.
Among the groups supporting the action is the SOAS Liberated Zone formation, which continues the tent vigil at the University of London's School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS).
Statements directly targeting the London police in the activists' social media posts also attracted attention.
One user commented: "The Metropolitan police do not have the courage to resort to violence as the storm troopers in Paris," implying that British law enforcement would be insufficient to suppress the protests.
The movement, which alarmed England, came right after the heavy damage experienced across France over the weekend.
Demonstrations initiated by students protesting school conditions in France quickly turned into looting and clashes, with more than 500 thousand people taking to the streets.
At least 2,400 people were detained across the country, while more than 3,000 workplaces were attacked or looted.
In the city of Limoges, the historic 19th-century town hall was set on fire and its roof collapsed; In metropolises such as Paris, Lyon and Marseille, garbage containers and vehicles were burned.
The loss of control also led to a crisis in the French government.
Interior Minister Laurent Nunez submitted his resignation to President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday, acknowledging that authorities had lost control in some major cities.
Macron, on the other hand, rejected Nunez's resignation on the grounds that there would be no interruption in the management and administration of law enforcement forces.
Macron instructed Minister Nunez to immediately implement new police tactics and transparently highlight the intelligence and planning deficiencies that led to the violence.
The plan to bring French scenes to the streets of the island had wide repercussions in British politics.
Shadow Home Secretary of the opposition Conservative Party, Chris Philp, stated that they found the scenes of looting and violence in Europe shocking, and said that the attempt of far-left groups to repeat a similar chaos in England should be responded to with the full force of the law.
Recalling that 6,500 front-line police officers were lost during the Labor Party government, Philp argued that the police force was deprived of the resources to protect public safety.
In the response from the ruling party, Prime Minister Andy Burnham's spokesman stated that the police have all the authority and resources necessary to ensure public safety.
The spokesman emphasized that the violence on the streets of France is unacceptable, that the democratic right to protest can never legitimize violence, and that the government continues to take steps to relieve the public's budget against the high cost of living.
Colin Sutton, the police and crime advisor of the Reform UK party, also stated that the cost of being lenient towards those who disrupt public order has been seen in the past, and that they expect an uncompromising attitude from the Metropolitan Police.
Sutton noted that security plans need to be implemented, including 30 thousand new police officers, a ban on face coverings and the expansion of body search powers.
